The functioning of organizational politics: The relationships between perceptions of organizational politics and political behaviour

The purpose of this study is to research the reciprocal relationships between employees? perceptions of organizational politics and their political behaviours.In order to realize this purpose, first of all, a model of ?the relationship between perceptions of organizational politics and political behaviour? is developed. Afterwards a survey for collecting data on following subjects is conducted: a) within the context of organizational politics perception, political perceptions directed towards self-interest, going along to get ahead, organization policies and practices, supervisor and co-worker behaviour and pay and promotion practices; (b) within the context of political behaviour, levels of tactics for hierarchy and putting pressure and constituting support (network) (c) demographical qualities of the participants on individual level .The results of regression analysis point out that there are mutual and important relations between political perceptions of employees and performed political behaviours in terms of various dimensions.